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Endurance and Altitude for Propeller-driven Aircraft

September 6, 2016 by tim

Lower altitude = higher endurance? At first glance this didn’t make sense to me. Air Force pilots will be the first to tell you that you don’t hug the earth en route to maximize your time on station, it is harder slogging in thicker air. At higher altitudes you have lower air pressure and colder … Read more

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